It’s not often I can get a photo of all eight girls perching together. They like perching where the ladder is because with the rungs of the ladder as well as the branch they can all get a spot together. It also gets the late morning winter sun, if there is any to be had, so is a favourite spot.
My husband said that the girls were having a group huddle so I grabbed my camera and decided to try to capture the shot. I have to be quick because once I go in they will often jump down to greet me.
Group huddle
Where is Topaz going?
Topaz was first to jump down and is just disappearing out of the right hand side of the shot. I love how they all watch her go.
We should look at the camera
Then their eyes are back on me. It’s a shame Topaz didn’t stay with the group and I only got that one first shot but it’s my first photo of all eight girls perching together. One of them always jumps down as I approach. I love the way they are looking at me in the last photo. They are such funny girls.
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They are just lovely ! Great shots.
Thank you. It’s a shame Topaz didn’t stay put but at least I got one with her in it. In the last photo, Barley reminds me of those rubber chickens you see in joke shops. Its her pear shape and her spiky comb, she does make me laugh!
GREAT photo. I’d love a family portrait of my girls. I never get them to all stand still in one place at one time.
I can easily get them together with some corn but then they are all face down to the ground so it doesn’t make a good photo. It’s just luck that occasionally they do all gather in this spot. It’s still tricky though to get a shot before one of them leaves. This is probably the best I am going to get.
Superb photos, as always.
Thank you.